Nearly time to wrap up the year now, but I’m still fishing out more recommendations for my end of year albums list: this week including SZA, Delia Gonzalez and Prana Crafter. Elsewhere here: two righteous sets from my beloved Hiss Golden Messenger; Psychic Temple covering Curtis; Chris Dave, and many others from D’Angelo’s band, going it alone; Jack White’s tantalising collage; and a fantastic new one from Sunwatchers.

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1 Nicole Mitchell – Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds (FPE)

Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds by Nicole Mitchell

2 Psychic Temple – We Got to Have Peace (Joyful Noise)

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Holiday Party, Vol. 1 by Psychic Temple

3 Ty Segall – Freedom’s Goblin (Drag City)

Freedom’s Goblin by Ty Segall

4 Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Destiny N Stereo (Feat. Elzhi, Phonte Coleman & Eric Roberson) (Blue Note)

5 Tomaga – Memory In Vivo Exposure (Hands In The Dark)

6 Hiss Golden Messenger – Bowery Ballroom, New York 7/12/17 (nyctaper.com)

7 SZA – Ctrl (Top Dawg)

8 Delia Gonzalez – Horse Follows Darkness (DFA)

Horse Follows Darkness by Delia Gonzalez

9 Jack White – Servings And Portions From My Boarding House Reach (Third Man)

10 Amir El Saffar/Rivers Of Sound – Not Two (New Amsterdam)

Not Two by Amir ElSaffar / Rivers of Sound

11 Brigid Mae Power – The Two Worlds (Tompkins Square)

12 Hiss Golden Messenger – Bowery Ballroom, New York 8/12/17 (nyctaper.com)

13 Creep Show – Mr Dynamite (Bella Union)

14 Hamad Kalkaba And The Golden Sounds – 1974-1975 (Analog Africa)

15 Jaimie Branch – Fly Or Die (International Anthem)

Fly or Die by jaimie branch

16 Gospel Of Mars – Gospel Of Mars (Amish)

17 Prana Crafter – MindStreamBlessing (Eiderdown)

Prana Crafter “MindStreamBlessing” by Prana Crafter

18 Sunwatchers – II (Trouble In Mind)

19 Robert Stillman – Portals (Orindal)

20 Amir ElSaffar & The Two Rivers Ensemble – Crisis (Pi)

Crisis by Amir ElSaffar & The Two Rivers Ensemble

21 Desertion Trio – Midtown Tilt (Shhpuma/Clean Feed)

22 Flying Saucer Attack – In Search Of Spaces (VHF)

23 Iggy Pop & Jarvis Cocker – Red Right Hand (Rough Trade)